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Patented Apr. 29, 1930 UNITE' STATES PA; ENT `01:" FIC,

Gnonen AnoLPH s'rnInER, on sALT LAKE CITY, HTA-H, nssionon To sEINEn sALns COMPANY, on sALT LAKE CITY, urenz n cjonronnrion or UTAH TDWEL CABINET Application filed November 29, 1926. Serial No. 151,4'72.

' My invention relates to what is known as a wall Cabinet or one that is sec'ured to a vertical wall, a suitable distance from the floor andhaving Va web ofclean toweling depending in a loop below the Cabinet in position to be grasped and used by a person standing in front of the Cabinet. I

.T he object of .the iIlYention is to `dispense with liinges,v latches and the like and avoid the .use `of wood,' metal or similar expensive material and provide a suitable guard or shield which will Conceal and'protect the bolt of cleantowel when it is placed in the cabinet vbut isadapted tobe moved or bent to such a .position that itwill permit convenient accessof the hand of the attende-nt instretching the web .of cleanjtowel up in the back of the Cabinet .to the soiled towel take-up roll.

.further object is to provide means in f* Connection with the soiled towel feed roll Which Will .prevent the l.Ilflnsture often contained in the soiled towel roll from wetting the sanded surface .of ..t:he soiled towel feed roll andcausingit to become soft, worn and require frequent renewal at the-point on the soiled towel feed roll where the soiled towel web contacts .when the rolls are stationary.

Other objectsof theinvention williappear froin the following detailed description. The

I invention consists .generally in various connet .with the door open showing the manner of inounting the feedrolls therein.

Figure .3 is aperspective viewof the soiled towel .feed roll. 4 t

In thedrawings, 2 4represents the side walls of the Cabinet, 3 the top, 4 a rear wall extending only partially thelengthof the Cabinet toprovide a rear vOpening .in the lower portion thereof and a door normally Closing the front of .the Cabinet and 'adapted to -bc opevned when the soiled towel is to be placed; a gateS is preferably provided at ther front offlthe Cabinet pivoted at Qand adapted to'swingfforwardly to the positi'onindicated by'doltt'erd lines in Figurle lwhen the door 5 is opened .toflexpose the space in which the bolt of Clean'towel is .plac'ed`, A 'suitable stop` lkiniits the inward movement of the gate y8, a narrow gap or opening'll 'being provided between the gate in its raised positioh and the door of fhe Cabinet through which the web of clean towel is adapted to slide when pulled by the user. 12 is a clean towel feed roll havinga roughenedsurface preferably by means of rubber .and 13 visa pinch roll mounted in guides `J14'in the sidewalls of the Cabinet and adapted to rest by gravity upon the feed roll 12. The Web of Clean towel is inserted between the rolls 12 and 13 and is then stretched downwardly through thev gap 11 to form a dependingx loop below the Cabinet. A stop device 12a is provided rin Connection with the roll 12 for controlling the Operation of the feed rolls, and the delivery of the towel. A second roll, which I Will designate 'as a soiled towel feed roll 14, is mounted in the Vrear of the roll 12 and has a driving connection there- With for revolution in the'sanie direction and a guard plate 15 is preferably'provided between these' rolls and extends backwardly under the soiled towel feed roll 14 to form the top of the space or chamberin which the bolt of clean towel is placed and prevent any inexperienced person' from inserting the web of Clean toWel between the feed rolls.; The roll 1.4"hasa roughened surface formed preferably by sand paper and a section 16 preferably of rubber is inserted in the peripheral surface of this roll and eXtends lengthwise thereof. 'I prefer to insert-a strip of rubber at this pointon account of its resistance to inoisture and its durability but any other suitable Vmaterial may be employed in place of therubber, if 'preferred -A soiled towel take-up roll 17 is mounted in guides 18 above the feed lroll 14 and the movement of the feed rolls is so timed that the web of soiled towel wound on thetake-up roll 1'7 will always Contact with the moisture proof surface 16 provided in the periphery of' the feed roll 14 when the rolls are stationary. The towel web is frequently Wet and I have found that where the entire surface of the roll l-l is covered with sand paper that the Contact of the'wet soiled towel therewith when the rolls are stationary will wear and rot the sand paper in a Comparatively short time and require frequent renewal of this part of the surface of the soiled towel feed roll. By providing the rubber strip or other suitable material in thesurface of the roll where it will always Contact with the Wet soiled towel when .the rolls are at rest, I avoid entirely this wear of the surface of the feed roll. Evidently the wear of the paper surface of this roll at one point is increased quite materially from the fact that theV feed roll will always stop at the same point and the web of soiled towel will always hear upon or Contact with the same spot in the surface of the soiledtowel feed rolls and evidently a Wet area of the soiled towel web bearing against this paper surface will soon damage it to such an extent that renewal is necessary.

The rear wall of the Chamber wherei'n the Cleantowel web is mounted is Closed by a suitable shield or guard 19 preferably of canvas or rubber Cloth or any other suitable flexible. material. The-purpose of Vmaking this wall flexible is to nearly Close the Opening at the rear of the Opening of the Cabinet when it is in use but` allow the hand of the attendant to be easily thrust'upV through the opening in filling the Cabinet, and this flexible material is less eXpensive than wood or metal and also eliminates theuse of hinges, latches and the like. VVhen the Cabinet is in use, the guard'or partition will oCCupy the position indicated by fulllines in Figure 1 and in fillthe Cabinet, the guard may be pushed into the dotted line position affording ample space for the insertion of .the hand in threading the towel upwardly to the take-up roll. Any suitable means-may be provided'for mounting the' 'Flexible guard in the Cabinet but I prefer to provide loops 20 in the ends thereof to receive rods 21 thatv are thrust through these loops and mounted in the side walls of the Cabinet. 15.7 henever desired, these rods may be removed. A narrow space is provid'ed between the iexible guard and the wall on which the Cabinet is mounted suliicient When the guard is pushed forward to allow the-insertion of tl e hand at the end of the towel tol stretch it upwardly to the take-up roll and above theguard, I prefer to provide a tension roll mounted in a pivoted support 23 that is adapted to swing to an upright dotted line position in threading the towel web upwardly to the take-up roll and' may Valso Swing` down to the position i-ndioated by full lines in Figure'l, to bring thetension roll into contact with the towel web and exert a if/saeee slight degree of tension thereon and also op'- erate as a means for flattening or straightenin g the towel web as it is fed upwardly to the take-up roll. A stop 24 limits the downward movement of the pivoted support 23.

In filling the Cabinet the front door is opened and the gate 8 swung down to the dotted line position and the bolt of Clean towel plaCed on the flooror support 6 in the bottom of the Cabinet. The loose end of the towel web is Carried upwardly 'between the clean towel feed roll 12 and the pinch roll 13 and over this pinch roll and from thence downwardly through the gap 11 to form a loop below the Cabinet. Downward pull on the web by the user will draw downwardly on the pinch rolland squeeze the web of Clean towel between the pinch roll and the feed roll with sufiicient pressure to cause revolution of the feed'roll and through the belt indiCated by dotted lines in Figure 1 the move-V ment of the feed roll 12 will be transmitted to the Corresponding roll-141. When a loop of the desired length has been formed below the Cabinet, the loose end of the web is passed up in'the rear of thevbolt of Clean towel, the liexible shield being pressed forwardly to provide ample room for the insertion of the hand and the end of the web is Carried by the tension roll 22 and wrapped around the takeup roll and this web of towel Contacting with the soiled towel feed roll will be revolved to wind up the towel web as the feed rolls are operated. WVhen the user exerts a downward pull on the Clean towel web a Corresponding length of soiled towel will be wound on the take-up roll.

I Claim as my invention: V i g 1. Atowel Cabinet Comprising a Casing, a plate in the lowerl portion thereof, for supporting a bolt of Clean towel, Clean and soiled towel feed rolls mounted in said Casing having a driving Connection between them, the web of Clean towel being stretChed to ContaCt with said Clean towel feed roll and depending therefrom below said Casing, a. guard plate interposed between said feed rolls and extending backwardly below said soiled towel feed roll, a shield extending from the rear portion of said guardv plate downwardly to said bolt Supporting plate and sepa-rating said bolt from the rear of said Casing, said shield being flexible to allow convenient access of the hand to the space in said Casing in the rear of said bolt, and a soiled towel takeup roll whereon the bolt of towel is wound for Contact with said soiled towel feed roll.

2. In a towel Cabinet, Clean and soiled towel feed rolls having a driving Connection between them and provided with peripheral sand paper surfaCes, said rolls having the same peripheral speed and a support for a bolt of toweling whereby its web may be stretched to Contact with the peripheral surface of said Cleanftowel feed roll, a soiled towel take-up roll whereon the used web of towel having damp areas may be wound for Contact with said soiled towel feed roll and said soiled towel feed roll having a peripheral insert oomprising a narrow strip of rubber for contact with saicl damp areas of the soiled towel When the rolls are stationary.

3. A wall towel Cabinet comprising a casing, a support in the lower portion of said casing, a support for a bolt of clean towel supply, clean and soiled towel feed rolls mounted in said casing, whereby a web of Clean towel may form a loop below said casing and be stretched upwardly to contact with said clean towel feed roll, a guardvof flexible material interposed between the bolt of clean towel and the rear portion of the casing, and adapted to be bent inwardly when the hand of the attendant is thrust upwardly through the rear portion of the casing, and a soiled towel take-up roll mounted in said casing and whereon the web of clean towel may be wound.

4. A towel Cabinet comprising a: casing, a support for a bolt of clean towel in the lower the soiled towel roll, and a look for locking the feed roll in position wherein the soiled towel roll will normally rest on the waterproof insert in said feed roll when the rolls are at rest.

7. A towel Cabinet comprising a casing, a towel support in the lower portion of the casing terminating before it extends to the rear of the casing to leave an open space in the back portion of the Cabinet, a soiled towel take up roll mounted in the Cabinet and a guard of flexible material extending back of said support and upwardly in the rear of the casing to a point above the towel supply said guard being adapted to be bent inwardly when the hand of the attendant is thrust upwardly through the rear portion of the bottom of the casing said guard being adapted to separate I the towel as it passes to the take up roll from the clean towel supply.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 22nd day of November, 1926. GEORGE ADOLPH STEINER.

portion of the casing, Clean and soiled towel feed rolls having a driving connection between them mounted in said casing the construction being such that, the web of clean towel may be stretched to contact with said clean towel feed roll and depend therefrom below said casing in position to be conveniently grasped by the user, the rear lower portion of said casing having an Opening through which the hand of the attendant may be thrust, supports mounted in the wall of said casing, a flexible Shield mounted on said supports and normally projeoting into said opening but adapted to be flexed inwardly to expose said Opening, and a soiled towel take-up roll mounted in said casing and whereon the web of towel is wound for Contact with the periphery of said soiled towel feed roll.

5. In a towel Cabinet, clean and soiled towel feed rolls having a driving connection bewtecn them and provided with peripheral adhesive surfaces, said rolls having the same peripheral speed and a. Support for a bolt of toweling the construction being such that a web of toweling may be stretched to contact with the peripheral surface of said clean towel feed roll, a soiled towel take-up roll whereon the used web of towel having damp areas is wound for contact with said soiled towel feed roll and said soiled towel feed roll having a peripheral insert comprising a narrow strip of moisture-proof material extending from end to end thereof for contact with said damp areas of the soiled towel when the rolls are stationary.

6. A soiled towel roll and a feed roll with its major portion covered with sand paper and a waterproof insert therein, said feed roll being operative to wind up the soiled towel on 

